Celtic: caer, fortress; Latin: legionum, of the legions: from its being the headquarters for over 200 years of the Roman Second Legion

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Town in Monmouthshire on Usk River, associated with the legends of King Arthur. It was the seat of a bishopric, afterwards transferred to Saint Davids. In 973 King Edgar was rowed by eight kings at Caerleon. The remains of a Roman amphitheater are to be found here.